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G. JAMES (JAMIE) BENOIT, JR., Member, County Council (Democrat)
Member, Odenton Town Center Oversight Committee, 2004-06. Member (ex officio), Fort Meade Regional Growth Management Committee, 2006-; Board of Health, Anne Arundel County, 2006-; Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Task Force, 2007-; U.S. Naval Academy Dairy Farm Advisory Committee (ex officio), 2007-; Severn River Commission (ex officio), 2008-.
Born in Gambrills, Maryland, 1971. Attended Anne Arundel County public schools; Anne Arundel Community College; St. Mary's College of Maryland, B.A. (history), 1993. Served in U.S. Army, 1993-99 (18th Airborne Corps, 3D Infantry Division; joint service commendation medal; army commendation medal; army achievement medal; national defense service medal; army service ribbon; expert rifle badge). University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2002; Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 2002. Law clerk to Judge Mary Ellen Barbera, Court of Special Appeals, 2002. Attorney in private practice, 2002-09. Chief Executive Officer, Federal Data Systems, Inc., 2009-. Member, American Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association. Member, West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce; Herald Harbor Community Association; South Shore Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association; Fort Meade Alliance; American Legion. Adjunct faculty, University of Baltimore School of Law, 2003-07. Board of Directors, Piney Orchard Community Association, 2004-07. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2008. Married; two children.
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